Rex Ryan is hopeful there will be no issues with injuries for Sunday's game. On Monday, linebacker Bart Scott, running back-kick returner Joe McKnight and defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis didn't practice. Seven others were limited, but with an extra practice day because they didn't play last weekend, that wasn't a major issue.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As the Jets gathered for their first day of work in a week, they insisted their focus was on football, on their next opponent, the Seattle Seahawks.

Even those players such as center Nick Mangold, who didn't have power in his New Jersey home, said there would be tunnel vision for everyone on the roster. Coach Rex Ryan and his staff are insisting on it, with Ryan noting that he used "blunt force trauma" to get the message across.

"Where we are, where we want to be, and how we plan on getting there," was what Ryan explained to his players Monday morning as they came off their bye week. While Ryan, whose home in Summit is still without power, acknowledges the importance of dealing with the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, he also recognizes there is no way of dealing with football in a halfway manner.

Mangold agreed that the Jets (3-5), coming off two straight losses, will "put all our efforts into Seattle."

"I think guys got that message," Mangold said. "We haven't helped ourselves much in the first half of the season."

No, they haven't, particularly in ugly home losses to San Francisco and Miami. Ryan gave them the entire bye week off in great part because of the hurricane, but maybe he wanted them to get away from the game, recoup and come back with a new sense of purpose.

There's lots to fix: a leaky run defense, inconsistent rushing offense, too many turnovers in the red zone, bad decision making by quarterback Mark Sanchez. And, surprisingly, sloppy special teams play, usually a given strength.

It adds up to a distressing record.

Yet, not one to stress, veteran safety Yeremiah Bell said, "We definitely have the resources to get back into this thing. We have the players, we have the coaching staff and we have the 'want to.' The thing is, it's going to be just us on Sundays just going out there and executing."

Ryan wants to change up some of the things the Jets do on the field, perhaps sensing they have become predictable. He wasn't giving away any trade secrets Monday, nor will he at any other time. So when asked if Tim Tebow and the wildcat — or variations of it — will become a bigger part of the game plan, Ryan was mum.

"We will be doing some different things," Ryan said. "Again, I don't want to get into the specifics of it. I hope you understand that if there's an advantage to be gained, I want to gain that advantage without letting our opponent know. We'll be looking at a lot. There are several things to improve and I'm excited about trying to implement some of these things."